Earlier this week NME reported:
With an replace to Ubisoft Join, Ubisoft has damaged Steam Deck and Linux compatibility for a variety of its largest video games together with The Division 2 and Murderer’s Creed Valhalla. As reported by GamingOnLinux, the compatibility points have been brought on by Ubisoft issuing an replace for its Ubisoft Join launcher. Even when Ubisoft’s titles are purchased by way of Steam, they nonetheless launch with Ubisoft Join and require a reference to the third-party launcher to run.
“Fortunately, Steam Deck customers have already found out that updating the gadget’s Proton Experimental model and switching all Ubisoft video games to make use of it resolves the problem,” added GameRant.
However Gaming on Linux described the incident as third-party launchers on Steam “as soon as once more being a large nuisance.”
Why do builders and publishers preserve forcing these completely ineffective third-party launchers on us? By no means as soon as have I, or anybody I’ve spoken to, truly wished them. They solely ever trigger issues and remedy principally nothing that Steam can not already do instantly.
And PC Gamer agrees:
That is one more instance of irritating third-party launchers solely making everybody’s lives tougher. I do not even wish to know Ubisoft Join exists, not to mention have it flash up in my face and never be capable to play my video games as a result of it is not working correctly. I perceive these corporations need my knowledge however you are imagined to be sneakier and higher at getting it than this by now.
